Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

47. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of additional funding the Arts Council sought in budget 2018; the reason for the decision to allocate an additional €3 million to the Arts Council compared to the additional €8.5 million allocated to Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47855/17]

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